Rockford University educator Jeff Fahrenwald named Citizen of the Year

Thursday

Jan 23, 2014 at 7:52 PMJan 23, 2014 at 8:47 PM

By Alex GaryRockford Register Star

ROCKFORD - Jeff Fahrenwald, head of Rockford University's Masters in Business Administration program and a longtime business consultant, was named Citizen of the Year by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night.

Chamber President Einar Forsman cited Fahrenwald's commitment to educating the next generation of business leaders for the honor as well as his work with such groups as Montessori Private Academy, Transform Rockford and the Midwest Business Administration Association.

"Whether serving on nonprofit or professional business management boards, this person is a doer, getting things done and inspiring others by working alongside of them," Forsman said.

The chamber received letters in support of Fahrenwald from people representing The Genysis Group, JPMorgan Chase, Rockford Local Development Corp., Rockford Park District and SupplyCore Inc.

SupplyCore President and CEO Peter Provenzano summed up his support for Fahrenwald this way.

"(Jeff) is a perfect example of an individual who makes a contribution to society; neither for monetary gain nor glory; but rather because it is the right, decent and human thing to do."